BYOR (Build Your Own Ruth)

Posted on: July 31, 2008

Remember when default loading avatars in Second Life resembled homely women with mullets? Even the guys got ‘em, and a couple of unexpected breasts to go with the horrorshow. It’s hard to believe, but as of version 1.20, those possessive terrors are fading away, the Sadako-esque spirit of Ruth able to rest at last, becoming the talk of urban legends on this Internet superhighway.

Ruth, suitably, has been replaced by an aqua-tinted cloud dubbed “Ruth 2.0” by her artistic daddy, UI design guru Brent Linden. Brent was gracious enough to take some time from his creative day and send me what essentially amounts to a “build your own Ruth” kit, mentioning the “toxic” nuance of said cloud.

Intrigued? Get it! And I’m looking forward to the parodies which arise… and I’m sure you’ll tell me all about those, right? Or else…

7 Responses to “BYOR (Build Your Own Ruth)”

MiaSnow Myriam Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 7:04 AM PDT
why do i feel a little sad that ruth has been transformed? i disliked her greatly no doubt! on top of being rather butch and unattractive, she was often in a neanderthal stance… seriously embarrassing! and how weird that your avatar can embarrass you, huh. and seeing guys with bewbs was always kinda… *shudders to think* but anyway, i'm sure i'll move on quickly and i love being ruthed as a cloud^^
anon Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 7:24 AM PDT
Cant pick it up - not set to copy or sale, guess ill have to go the long way round of making it up from the wiki

Please delete this comment
Lilah Fairey Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 7:49 AM PDT
I just paid for a ghost orb avie that glows :s That is purty nifty.
xox
lil
Ari Blackthorne Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 8:36 AM PDT
Sahweeet!

I wrote about the new 1.2 veiwer when it came out (been playing endless RC for a while LOL!)

And in my article, I actually mentioned how I ~want~ one of these as an avatar! Woohoo!

Thanks Torley!
Day Oh Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:33 AM PDT
The secret of becoming a cloud is the hair texture: using the "default hair texture" causes you to appear as a cloud Drop me an IM if you'd like such a hair.
Torley Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 AM PDT
@MiaSnow: "Butch and unattractive", LOL. Ever heard of the term "ugly programmer art", sometimes used playfully? I think Ruth was a key example of that.

@anon: I checked and it's set for both! Maybe turn on Highlight Transparent so you can grab it easier?

@Lilah: I the ingenuity of how odd hacks have been used to make avatars smaller/invisible.

@Ari: You're welcome! ;D

@Day: That's a form of invisiprim trickery!
Winter Ventura Says:
October 12th, 2008 at 12:22 AM PDT
Any idea what the UUID is of the ACTUAL texture used in the ruth cloud? it seems silly and wasteful for dozens or hundreds of people to reupload identical textures.